Eqbal Ahmad Tribute: Wit and Humour in Colonial India

As a tribute to Eqbal Ahmad (former chancellor of TIP), a lecture has been arranged in Arts Council of Pakistan on Tuesday, 20 May 2008. Professor Mushirul Hasan will deliver this lecture titled “Wit and Humour in Colonial India.” Professor Mushirul Hasan is an historian and present Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University at New Delhi.

For more on Eqbal Ahmad and his special connection to TIP, see our previous post, “Remembering Eqbal Ahmad.” An excerpt follows: